Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing · Georgia

Kemira Chemicals, Inc. Columbus Plant

Name: Kemira Chemicals, Inc. Columbus Plant Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Columbus, GA · ~65 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 0.6
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Kemira Chemicals, Inc. Columbus Plant runs at 17% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

Kemira Chemicals, Inc. Columbus Plant: 0.6 TCR = 17% of Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Kemira Chemicals, Inc. Columbus Plant safety composite

Kemira Chemicals, Inc. Columbus Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).

71/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 0.55 per 100 workers

Safer than 81% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 75% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 50% of industry peers

Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).

TCR Δ

−1.7

2016→2018

Kemira Chemicals, Inc. Columbus Plant injury rate improved

Kemira Chemicals, Inc. Columbus Plant's TCR fell 1.7 from 1.7 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2016 at 1.7 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=1.7 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325199 · Columbus, GA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 0.6 · 17% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #1/27
PHOTO Tower
BOOK 3y book
INJ 1 inj
SIZE ~65 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Tower (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Kemira Chemicals, Inc. Columbus Plant averages 0.6 TCR (17% of the Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Kemira Chemicals, Inc. Columbus Plant TCR series: 2016=1.7 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Kemira Chemicals, Inc. Columbus Plant falls in its industry

552 Organo-inorganic compound manu establishments

Safer than 81% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Georgia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 27 Organo-inorganic compound manu employers in Georgia.

Kemira Chemicals, Inc. Columbus Plant (65 employees, TCR 0.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 73 employees and a TCR of 1.5

Kemira Chemicals, Inc. Columbus Plant has fewer employees than the Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.

Year-by-Year Safety Data

Year	TCR	DART	Injuries
2018	0.0	0.0	0
2017	0.0	0.0	0
2016	1.7	1.7	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325199 · GA · Columbus

552 Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 14,941 rated employers in Georgia with headcount on file · 291 employers in Columbus, GA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Tower	EASTON, PA	0.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Lanxess Solutions US, Inc. - Fords, NJ	FORDS, NJ	0.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Clear Lake	PASADENA, TX	0.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Kemira Chemicals - Marietta Plant	MARIETTA, GA	0.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Columbia Farms of GA	LAVONIA	65 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Unlimited Contract Services - Lake City, FL	BUENA VISTA	65 FTE
STATE-SIZE	American Peanut Ingredients, LLC	DONALSONVILLE	65 FTE
STATE-SIZE	C & E INVESTORS & CONSTRUCTION LLC	NORCROSS	65 FTE
CITY-NEAR	ST FRANCIS HEALTH LLC	Columbus	2,444 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Piedmont Columbus Midtown Hospital	Columbus	1,890 FTE
CITY-NEAR	P&W Columbus, Georgia Site (Main Campus)	Columbus	1,838 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Paul S Amos Campus	Columbus	1,748 FTE
NAT-TCR	RGH Enterprises - Twinsburg, OH	Twinsburg, OH	0.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Adult and Family Centered Services. HealthClinic, Mobile and Crisis Center, WIC, Wellness Center IHH	Dubuque, IA	0.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	6 Corporate Center Dr	Melville, NY	0.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	CM006 East Side Access	Evansville, IN	0.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE	John A. Papalas & Co.	Lincoln Park, MI	65 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Commercial Service	Bloomington, IN	65 FTE
NAT-SIZE	40-Baltimore Terminal	Baltimore, MD	65 FTE
NAT-SIZE	37-Chicago Terminal	Elk Grove Village, IL	65 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.